GUILLERMO TORRENS

Guillermo studied Tango in Rosario his home town from 18 years old, with the legendary Orlando Paiva.

He moved to Buenos Aires in 2002 where he continued studying with many teachers such as the Maestro Raul Bravo with Angela Ruth Manonellas, Silvio Lavia and Mimi Santapa.

He also studied ballet with Liliana Belfiore, ex Prima Ballerina with the English National Ballet Company.

As well as teaching, Guillermo has performed in many shows and theatres in Buenos Aires such as the Confiteria Ideal, Esquina Homero Manzi, Centro Cultural Borges, Teatro Avenida and Teatro el Globo.

He has also performed in Brazil and came to us after touring Britain as the Lead male dancer in the show Tango Nuevo with the Tango Siempre Company.

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ANDRES ‘TANGUITO’ CEJAS & GENOVEVA FERNANDEZ

Andres and Genoveva represent the purest form of Tango de Salon and are widely thought of as leading exponents of the Villa Urquiza style.

Andres had already been working as a professional dancer for many years when he befriended the famous milonguero, Pepito Avellaneda, whom he acknowledges as his first Tango maestro. Later in his career Andres worked with Osvaldo Zotto (Zotto senior), another expert in Villa Urquiza. He has been dancing with Genoveva for over 15 years and together they have travelled, performed and taught all over the world. They have worked with well-known orchestras such as Sexteto Mayor and danced with many of the leading figures in Tango; amongst them Miguel Angel Zotto (Zotto junior), Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida, Roberto Herrera & Vanina Bilous and Los Dinzel.

Their deep knowledge of the authentic Tango movements, their collective experience at the highest level of performance and teaching throughout the world and their self-critical and exhaustive technical training make them amongst the most accomplished and grounded teachers still accessible to the non-professional student.

Andres and Geno are regular faces at Salón Canning and Sunderland Club and continue to perform in Buenos Aires and further afield (Geno performed in London when she was 4 months pregnant and was back on the dance floor in Argentina a matter of weeks after the twins were born!) Most recently they have been working in the Buenos Aires Tango Festival 2007.

Andres and Geno are always received as old friends whenever they visit us. They are well known throughout the UK, where they have worked with our associates and friends in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and London, but they are perhaps best known for their frequent visits to stay with us in Yorkshire, when they teach at the regular clubs, Caminito in Leeds, Sheffield Tango Club and the Friday night Milonguita.

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STEFANO FAVA & ALEXANDRA WOOD

Stefano and Alexandra co-founded the London dance school Tango In Action in 2002. Their passion and commitment to authentic Tango Argentino has led them to train and work with some of the most famous and acclaimed dancers in the world, including two inspiring milongueros from the 40's and 50's: Toto Faraldo and ‘El Turco’ Jose.  They have also trained and performed with Miguel Angel Zotto (Tango Por Dos).

They have been involved in many Tango shows, both at home and overseas: including performances for the Lord Mayor Gala evenings, at Mansion House and the Guildhall in London; a show they created and choreographed especially for a performance at the Argentine Embassy, and performances at The Gratz Tango Festival, Austria. Most recently they performed in the Sunderland Club, one of the most prestigious milongas in Buenos Aires, and have worked with the internationally famous orchestra Color Tango.

They spend several months a year training and researching in Buenos Aires. Through their continual exposure to the authentic dance form in the milongas of Argentina, they aim to constantly feed and inject their dance with the rich culture and history of this fascinating art form.
 
Stefano and Alexandra dance with an elegant and sensual style, true to the roots of traditional Tango de Salon. They are both passionate, experienced and dedicated teachers; their teaching is clear and precise, based on the importance of technique and the deep connection between the couple and their interpretation of the music.

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ANDREAS ERBSEN & ANGELA ‘RUTH’ MANONELLAS

Ruth & Andreas live in Buenos Aires and tour Europe professionally on a regular basis. A dance project in the Buenos Aires district of La Boca brought them together in 1999 and they have danced and taught together professionally since. The “Milonga de la Boca” was, for a long time, a popular venue that attracted many dancers, orchestras and artists and was well known outside the district, in Argentina and further afield.

They studied traditional and modern tango in Argentina and Europe, and use their different cultural backgrounds (Argentina and Germany) to great effect in their teaching approach and techniques. Their classes place great emphasis on musical expression and communication between the dancing couple, yet also incorporate a clear analytical process and ‘diagnostic’ element for the student.

Ruth and Andreas have been to Europe regularly since 2001, teaching, performing and staging their own productions. They are known for elegance in posture, classic technique and gentle good humour.

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FERNANDO GUIDI

Fernando Guidi has been dancing and teaching Tango since 1995. He combines young and friendly charm with a great understanding of teaching the dynamics and movements of Tango. At an early stage in his career he adopted an attitude of 'developer and researcher' concerning all aspects of dance. He extended this same attitude when he started to teach, in order to fully understand a concept and find the best way to explain it to students. This resulted in a simple, clear and unique way of teaching.

For Fernando, Tango is an improvisation dance, true to the spirit of the milonga. So, in his lessons, only with rare exception will you be asked to use sequences of steps. Instead, he provides the student with tools to understand the principles that govern certain movements, or exercises that enable the student to experience something first, and then reflect on it to apply these techniques to their dancing over time.

Fernando is well recognised for the quality of his teaching, where he combines a diverse blend of Tango, folklore and history, Alexander technique, theatre and teacher training.

He provides a very clear way of teaching complex concepts - explanation of the body movements, communication to each other when dancing as a couple, the expressions of feeling and emotions, with a clear and high quality of movement and sense of aesthetic.

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GABRIEL MARINO

Trained as a classical dancer and musician, Gabriel has a strong background in traditional Argentine folk dance, especially in Malambo and Chacarera. He perfected his Tango in Buenos Aires working with legendary milongueros Carlos Perez and Jorge Raul Bravo. Gabriel’s dancing remains true to the authentic Salon style of these maestros.

Gabriel has worked with top Argentinian Tango choreographers Ana Maria Stekelman and Maximiliano Guerra and has performed for leading modern dance companies, including Ballet Municipal de Danzas Argentinas de Rosario, Ballet Mercosur and Ballet Concierto de Iñaqui Urlezaga. In 2006 Gabriel danced as Soloist in “Les Noces de l’Enfant-Roi” at the Château de Versailles.

He is currently a member of Homónima Dance Company based at the Tango Café Tortoni in Buenos Aires, and is working on the international tango production “Tango-Malambo”- Tango and Folklore, directed by Juan Corvalán (Tango Pasión).

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